Public health unit boundaries

This geospatial dataset contains the geographic boundaries of the 34 Public Health Units (PHUs) in Ontario, based on Statistics Canada’s Health Region Boundary File (2018). A PHU is the area of jurisdiction of a board of health. PHUs in Ontario are defined in Regulation 553 (Revised Regulations of Ontario), pursuant to Health Protection and Promotion Act R.S.O. 1990, Amended to O. Reg. 64/05.

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Field Value
Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:25 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:25 (UTC)
contact_person {"en": "Government of Ontario; Government of Ontario; Health", "fr": "Gouvernement de l'Ontario; Gouvernement de l'Ontario; Health"}
criticality_level []
data_dictionary unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection fgp
open_canada_date_published 2020-05-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["Health", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["Santé", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject ["economics_and_industry"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr Limites des bureaux de santé publique
update_frequency unknown